tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post8852774108224002794..comments2024-03-05T05:38:22.024-05:00Comments on Left at the Gate: CoincidenceAlan Mannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-40565871557503346422008-06-26T10:58:00.000-04:002008-06-26T10:58:00.000-04:00Nice to see that Alan has a more balanced view of ...Nice to see that Alan has a more balanced view of Joe Bruno's legacy than does El Angelo in a previous comment and the first few commenters to this post. I think his story will be an interesting one of how NY politics really work, told from the perspective of his 30+ years in Albany and his business career prior to elective politics.<BR/><BR/> When I think of corrupt politics in Albany I think of William Kennedy's great "O, Albany" which tells the story of the old Dan O'Connor/ Albany County Democrat machine and his long relationship with Mayor Erastus Corning. For political junkies, the stories don't come any better! Now there were some pols who knew how to get things done their way for their relatives and friends! /S/Green Mtn PunterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-1301059660560854102008-06-25T23:14:00.000-04:002008-06-25T23:14:00.000-04:00This brings to mind novelist Sara Paretsky's defin...This brings to mind novelist Sara Paretsky's definition of an honest politician in Chicago: one who stays bought.<BR/><BR/>Alan, you're even admitting it -- you're gaining undue affection for those you cover. That makes you a good guy, and you get points for acknowledging the issue, but giving in isn't so healthy for the journalist in you.<BR/><BR/>If I broke the law and got caught, I'd get prosecuted, even if I was nice to those around me and honestly thought that what I did was OK -- just the way I had always done things. <BR/><BR/>Elected officials with ethical blindspots need to be forced from office AND prosecuted. We can't afford any more of a political culture that reacts with "so what?" to buying influence. I won't miss Bruno.<BR/><BR/>To preempt at least one line of attack from some of the anonamatons (c'mon, pick a pseudonym, folks -- it's not so hard), I'm not saying that Bruno is worse than many others, and lord knows that many Dems are as bought & sold as their supposed "adversaries" across the aisle. <BR/><BR/>The courage to hold the powerful's feet to the fire is in short supply. Alan, you've shown that courage before. Don't go soft on us.steve in nchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04061356872686618093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-34842471660881255792008-06-25T19:59:00.000-04:002008-06-25T19:59:00.000-04:00Albany is corrupt and Bruno is a part of it. Patak...Albany is corrupt and Bruno is a part of it. Pataki, Silver, Spitzer and Patterson are or have been major players as well. Good luck to Mr. Bruno going forward. Maybe we will cross paths at the Spa or the Big A Racino!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-56346230512664143292008-06-25T18:02:00.000-04:002008-06-25T18:02:00.000-04:00Can we now take Brunos name off everything that he...Can we now take Brunos name off everything that he used out tax money for ? The Joseph L. Bruno stadium, spring pavillon at Saratoga, all three of his boxes at the track,(anyone want the cc receipt showing Bruno buying 16.+ in food and leaving a $15. tip ?)<BR/><BR/>And...<BR/><BR/>Joseph L. Bruno Theater in the Arts Center of the Capital Region in Troy, the Joseph L. Bruno Stadium at Hudson Valley Community College, the Joseph L. Bruno Pavilion at Saratoga Spa State Park, the Joseph L. Bruno Biotechnology Development Center at Albany Molecular Research, the Joseph L. Bruno Lobby in the Greenbush Area YMCA, the Joseph L. Bruno Town Park in Hoosick Falls, the Joseph L. Bruno Family Resource Center of the Commission on Economic Opportunity for the Greater Capital Region Inc....WMHT public broadcasting facility in North Greenbush......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com